Example sentences of "sit [adv prt] [conj] waited " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a practical measure , keep a full record of all jobs that you apply for and the responses that you receive to show that you have not simply sat back and waited for the money to roll in . |
| 2 | In his room he pulled on a dressing-gown and sat down and waited . |
| 3 | Shrugging her superb shoulders , Comfort sat down and waited for his explanation . |
| 4 | So the bear sat down and waited , and when the young lord returned he was persuaded to take the bear into his service . |
| 5 | He sat down and waited until he got his breath back . |
| 6 | A sharp word of command and they immediately sat down and waited as their mistress opened the car door . |
| 7 | So , with flight planning filed , mostly mentally , I sat back and waited for the weather to give me a perfect day . |
| 8 | The DDA sat back and waited for the Exec Director to continue . |
| 9 | With Lithuania not given a snowball 's chance , Lansdowne Road sat back and waited for the avalanche … and waited … and waited . |
| 10 | The collapse of the Dutch parent company of Leyland Daf left thousands of jobs in jeopardy whilst the Belgian Dutch governments took immediate action to try to ensure the survival of plants in their countries , our government sat back and waited to see if another chunk of British manufacturing would disappear . |
| 11 | And did they , they must have had lean times if they sat around and waited for a boat , one did n't come in some days may be . |